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1051-1053 WILLIAMSON ST

Historic Name:
Mills Brothers Building
Other Name:
Reference Number:
81053

Property Location

Location (Address)
1051-1053 WILLIAMSON ST
County
Dane
City/Village
Madison
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1904
Additions
Survey Date
1984
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
J.o. Gordon and Son
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Map code is 0709-134-0201-5. George C. Sayle and Co. was the builder.

"Albert and Elmer Mills moved their grocery business to the building constructed for them in 1904 from smaller quarters at 1004 Williamson Street. They resided on the second floor. Next door on the vacant lot on Williamson stood a small frame house in which Orson Welles is said to have lived briefly during the 1910s." Williamson Street, Madison Wisconsin: An Historical Survey and Walking Tour Guide, by Gary Tipler & the City of Madison Landmarks Commission & Professor William H. Tischler, 1979.
Bibliographic References
City directory. Tax rolls. Wisconsin State Journal 8/29/1904. The Improvement Bulletin 6/4/1904. Williamson Street, Madison Wisconsin: An Historical Survey and Walking Tour Guide, by Gary Tipler & the City of Madison Landmarks Commission & Professor William H. Tischler, 1979.

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Attribution

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